Flying shear



May 8, 1928.

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UNITED STATES yia'eTENT OFFICE.-

WTLLIAMT. Manrnnsfrncx, or Jackson,

sEavaa-Monem company,

FLYING Application led June 2,

This invention relates to lyin shears for cuttin strip stock while it is eing deliv-. ered rom a rolling mill into such lengths as may be desired. o Among the most important 'objects of the l present invention is the provision 'ofa llying shear which operates smoothly with a minimum y strain on the operating mechanism, which requires a minimum amount of power to operate, and in which the shear knives and other moving parts of the' mechanism are subjected toa minimum wearin action.

A further object is to provide a iying shear having areciprocating knife carrying l5 head, a knife operating mechanism adapte in one position -to operate the shear knives 'and in another position to clear the shear knives, and means controlled by the shear head in its movement for automatically re-I 20 setting the'knife operating mechanism after each act-nation of the shear. l

A further objectl is to provide means for guiding the strip material through the reciprocating shear head forpreventing the l5 aterial from saggin during itsassage ough the shear an for `maintaining .the

`strip in plroper alignment. l

A furt er object is to vutilize power driven i rolls for operating the shearI knives where- '39 by the shear head reciplrocating mechanism.

relieved of t e strain incident to is largely the actuation ofthe knives and the wear on the knife carriers is reduced to a minimum. A further object is to provide pneumatic c-ylinders for. `cushioning the'shear block at t le ends of its stroke and forapplying the energy stored up in the cushionin e linders while the momentum ofthe hea isbein absorbedto assist the starting of thejhea in the reverse direction. y With the above and other objects in view, theinvention may be said to comprise the mechanism as illustrated in the accom anying drawings hereinafter described an ar- I ticularly set forth inthe appended claims,

- together with such va iat'ions and modifications thereof as will be apparent to one skilled in the art to which the invention apl pertains.

should be had to the accompanyingy drawings forming a part ofr this specificatiomin which: .i r f, Fig. '1 is a side elevation of the machine; e Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view 'of the Ina- 'chine showing a portion of the housing and MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOB TO THE WILLIAM? or CLEVELAND, cino, A conrona'rroir or omo.

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1927. serial No. 196,125.

of the sliding heads ,atone side of the -machine in horizontal section;

Fig. 3 is a central transverse vertical section;

Fig. 4 is al transverse vertical section on- I0 .the line indicated at 4--4 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 Vis a detailjview showing. the side of' the machine into which-the material is fed in central vertical section;

Fig. 6 is averticaltransveree section taken on the line indicated at 6-6 in Fig. 5;

Fi 7 is a central vertical section through the side vof the machine from which the material is delivered;

F1g. 8 is a fragmentary horizontal section showing, the shear head and one of the connecting rods by which the head is operated; vFi 9 is a fragmentary side elevation on an en arged scale, showing the mechanism at the incoming sidel of the shear housing for controlling ^the cam rolls;

'FigL 10 is a vertical section on the line in' dicated at 10--10 in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 isa horizontal section on the line indicated at 11--11 in Fig. 9;

Fig. 12 is a' central vertical section through the cushioning cylinders associated with the reciprocating shear head Atance bar actuating motor;

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the strip shearing machine, ywhich forms the vsubject matter of the present invention is arranged to receive the stri stock as itis delivered .froni'a rolling mil and the strip shearing mechanism .is'mounted within a fixed housing 1 which has `spaced vertical sides 2 between which'the strip stock is com' tinuously fed. The-sides 2`of the housing areH rovided with/up er'- and lower Yhousing win ows 3 Yand 4 which are .disposed above and below the line of travel ofthe stri stock, bearing blocks 5 and`6 are mounte for vertical' movement'in the wigdows 3 and 4 and in these bearing blocks' are joumal'ed rolls 7 and 8 `which servefto actuate the iol shear knives, -as ewill beliei'enafter -ex- 110 l' fsuch as are provided for t counter-balance .links 25 and plained, the rolls`7 and 8 being movable toward and from the strip passing between them into and out of positions in which they engage the knife holders. The knife operating rolls are preferably continuously driven by means of drivin connections, e upper and lower rolls of a rolling mill. 'As shown diagrammatica-lly in Figs. 3 and 14 of the drawing, the shoulders of the rol-ls 7 and 8 projecting through the bearing blocks and 6 may be connected bv means of the usual flexible Couplings 9 and 10 with swinging shafts 11 and 12 which are connected by flexible couplings with arallel shafts 13 and 14 which are journa ed in fixed bearings. The shafts 13 and 14 may be simultaneously driven in opposite directions at equal speeds by means of gears 15 fixed to the shafts 13 and 14 and intermediate gears 17 and 18, one of the gear shafts being a drive shaft.

The upper bearing blocks 5 are suspended .from the top of the frame by means of suspension rods 19 which are supported at their upper ends upon compression springs 20 mountedin casings 21 at .the top of the frame, as shown in Fig. 3. The lower bearing blocks 6 are supported at the upper ends of the vertical rods. 22 which are supported' at their lower ends by compression springs 23 in casings 24 secured to the framejit the bottom thereof. lThe compression springs 20 serve to normally support the upper roll 7 in its uppermost or linoperative position and the lower springs .23 serve to partially the lower'roll which is normally held by gravity in its lowermost or inoperative position. TheA upper roll 7 is adapted to be actuated in opposition to the compression springs 20 by meansof toggle 26 which are pivoted respectively to the upper ends of the blocks and to the housing at the upper ends of the windows 3, the links and 26 being ivotally connected by means of a cross s aftl 27. The lower roll 8 is adapted to be lifted by means of toggle linksl 28 and 29 lwhich are ivoted respectively to the lower ends of the ring blocks 6 and tothe housing at the ,lower ends of the windows 4, the toggle links 28 and 29 being pivotally connected by means of a cross shaft 30. It will be obvious that when the' toggle links 25 and 26 and 28 and 29 are straightened by moving their pivots 27 and30 to the left, as shown h in Fig. 1, the rolls 7 and 8 will be moved toward the line of travel of a. strip passing through the machine. As shown vin Fig. 3 the toggle` links have interfitting knuckles provided with rounded bearing portions'bel tween which are interposed brasses 25, the weight of the rolls being imposed upon the the links instead of upon arings between the pivot shafts. l The'sides 2 of the housing are provided on the inner sides thereof with horizont-al guide channels 31 and a reciprocable shear ead 32 is mounted for horizontal travel be tween the plates. The shear head 32 has end members 33 and 34 which are provided with shoulders 35 Whichhave a, sliding fit in the guide channels 3l. The end members 33 and 34 are provided with vertical channels 36 upon the inner sides thereof which are closed at their upper ends by yokes 37 and at their lower ends by an integral flange 38. The channels 36 are adapted to receive vertically movable knife holders 40 an'd 4l, the holder40 having extensions 42 engaging in the upper portions of the channels 36` and the holder' 41 having extensions 43 projecting into the lower portions of the channels 36. The extensions 42 and 43 are normally held against the yokes 37 and respectively, by means of compression coil springs 44 which are interposed between the extensions within the channels 36. Hardened steel shear knives45 are attached to the holders 40 and 4l by means of bolts 46 and these knives are arranged one in ad# vance of the other so that w en the holders .are forced toward each other the knives 45 pass one over the face of the other with a shearing action. The holders40 and 41 areN .provided upon the upper and lower edges oted to the shear head at the side thereof from which the material is delivered, and to cranks 49 fixed to coaxial horizontal shafts .50 and 51 upon opposite. sides of the machine. rlhe shafts and 51 have fixed thereto gears 52-and 53 that mesh with small gears 54 and 55 on shaft 56 extending beneath and parallel to the shaftsv50v and 51, shaft 56 being driven at suitable speed by means of an electric motor 57. In order'to relieve the motor`57 of sudden changes in load, a fly wheel 58 may be mounted upon the shaft 50 and this fly wheel, by its momentum, 4serves to prevent sudden increases in the torque of the motor shaft.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 7 of the drawl ings, the end members 33and 34 of the shear ead are connected upon opposite sides of lthe lower knife carrier by cross bars 59 and .60 which may be cast integrally with the end members, and these cross bars are pro` vided .at their upper edges with inturned guide flanges 61 and 63," theI flanges 61 at the wards its inner edge and the flange 63 being inclined downwardly towards its inner edge, the flange 6l, serving to guide the strip between the knives, Aand the flange 63 serving' incoming side being inclined upwardly to- 'lll the flanges 38,

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to guide the strip at the outgoing side of the head. The head 32 is also provided with upper front and rear cross .bars 64 and 65 whlch may be cast integrally with the end members and these cross bars are provided at their lower edges with inturned guide flanges 66 and 67, the ange 66 being adapted to lprevent the end of the strip from engaging the upper knife as the strip enters the shear head.

During the operation of 'the machine the shear head 32 is continuously reciprocated in the guide channels 31 andthe strip stock is continuously fed through the head between the knives 45. It will be apparent that if the rolls 7 and 8 are positioned in their lower-most and uppermost positions respectively, the curved edges of the holders and 41 will engage the rolls as the head passes between the rolls and the knives will e pressed together to shear the stock.

Sincethe strip stock as it is fed from the rolling mill is still hot, it is important that means be provided for so' supporting the strip as it is fed through the shearing ma# chine that the strip is not permitted tobend or sag, otherwise 'the pieces 4delivered from the shear would not be straight.

As best shown in Fig. 5 of the. drawing, the trough 68 is pivoted to the head 32 on the incoming side thereof and is slidahly mounted in a fixed trough 70 which has a serrated bottom and is mounted on a support which carries a feed roller 71 overt which the strip stock is fed to the shearing machine, the trough 68 being supported by means of supporting wheels 72 which travel in the guide channels 73 at the sides of the fixed trough. Thetrough 68 is of a length such that it bridges the space .between the fixed trough 70 and the head 32 in all positions .of the head. At'their delivery ends the troughs 69 and 70`have tapering openings 68 and 70'L through which the strip' is guided into the shear head.

j -As best shown in Fi 7 of the drawing,

I 32 and the trough 75 in all positions of the a trough 74, similar to t e trough 68, is pivoted to the out oing side of the head 32 and slides in a fixe -trough 75 which extends to a feedout roll .76, the trough 74 being of a length to bridge the space between .the head reciprocating head so that the strip is supported throughout the space between-the reciprocating head and the feedout roll. A

second feedout roll 77 may be provided be-V yond the roll 76,-and the feedoutrolls and also the feed ,roll 71 are\continuously driven at speeds suitable for feeding and delivering the stri material, these rolls being preferably drlven in synchronism withthe rolls ,of the mill from which the strip stock is delivered, with the knife operating rolls and ywith the shear headlactuating mechanism7 vthe driving motors operating in synchronism. The trough 74 is supported on the fixed trough 75 by means of supporting 'wheels 78 which travel in guide channels 79 tensions of the sides 2 of the main housing and provided with upper and lower horizontal guide slots 81 and 82 which form sup- .ports for a movable cross head 83 which has upper and lower cross 'bars 84 and 85 above and below the guide trough 68 which extends through the cross head. The upper bar 84'has an "outwardly projecting upwardly inclined guide flange 86 which serves to deflect an upwardly curled end of a strip'l intothe openingJfOl ofthe trough 70. The guide trough 68 may also be provided with an inclined guide plate 87 w ich serves to guide the forward end of a stripV toward the.V

opening. .i

At the outgoing side. of the main housing, directly opposite the housing 80, there is rigidly attached a second auxiliary housing 88 which has' side walls forming ,extien- 1sions of the sides 2 of the main housing, these side walls being provided on their inner sides` with horizontal guide channels 89 which supporta sllding cross head 90. The cross head 90 has a top crossbar 91^whichlis positione'd above the delivery trough 74 and clear of the connecting rods 48. The shear head i 32 is provided on opposite sides thereof with a bumper bar 93 secured along the upperv edge of the bar 65 andl with bumper blocks 94 projecting from the lower bars 59 and 60 and upper bar 64 adjacent the ends thereof, said bumper bars and blocks being adapted to engage parts of the crss heads 83 and 90 to imparli'movement to these cross heads at the opposite ends of the stroke of the-head for the purpose of shifting the vroll toggles to movethe rollsinto and out of knife actuatin position. For actuating the teggles,

the ead 83 `carries a vertical bar 95, the

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upper end of which is at substantially the level of the pivot shaft 27v of the upper toggle and the lower end of which is at substantially the level of the pivot shaft 3() of the lower toggle.v f' The cross head 90 carries a vertical bar 96 which correspondssubstantially to the bar 95 carried by the cross head 83. The upper and lower endsof the verticalbar95`a`re c`onneqted to the toggle shaftsv 27 and' 30 by means of links 97 and 98 and the upper'. and lower ends of the verti#v cal bar 96 are connected to the toggle shafts by means of links 99 and 100.

The shear headw32 has a' stroke of suicient length to impart the nec`ssa'ry actuation to the "cross heads 83'and 90 at the ends of its shafts 27 and 30 of thel togglesare moved bv IZU stroke. When the head 32 actuates the cross I' y v i head 83to the left, as shown in Fig. 1, pivot the head to dead center or slightly past dead center position, the straightening of toggles moving the upper roll to its lowermost position and the lower roll in its uppermost position. Upon the return stroke of the 'shear head 32 and while the head is moving in the same direction and at substantially the same speed as the strip passing through the machine, the edges of the knife holders 40 and 41 engage with the rotating rolls 7 and 8 and are forced .toward each other as they pass between the rolls to shear the strip. The direction of rotation of the lower roll, as viewed in Fig. 1, is clockwise and the direction of rotation of the upper roll is counterclockwise so that when the knife holders are brought into engagement with the rolls they. are positively fed by the rotating rolls soA that verylittle strain is put upon the operating mechanism by the passage of the shear knives between the rolls.

After the shear head has passed between the rolls, it strikes against the cross head 90 which has been pulled to the left, as viewed in Fig. 1, by the actuation ofthe toggle links,

' and engagement of the shear head with the cross head 90 moves the cross'head 90 to the l right, as viewed in Fig. 1, shifting the toggle pivots 27 and 30 to the right and returning the rolls. to their inoperative positions, so that they are clear of the shear head' 32 during the return travel thereof.

Assuming vthat the heads 83 and90 are actuated upon each reciprocation of the shear tions, the`cross head 90 ,is

.head .32, the strip would be cutupon each reciprocation of thev head. In". some instancesq however, it is desirable.tocut the strip into longer lengths and to enable this 'to be `done means is provided whereby the shear he'ad may reciprocate between the cross heads 83 and 90 when the rolls are in inactive position without actuating the cross heads, together with manually or automatically -operable means byv which the shear head is caused to actuate the cross head 83`to straighten the roll actuatingtoggles andcause actuation of the knives at deslred intervals. When the rolls 7 and 8 are in their inoperative posiositioned just beyond the forward limit o? movement of the shear head 32,` and in order to. permit the shear head t'o reciprocate between the' heads `83 and.90 without actuating the cross heads,

the abutments 93 and 94 of the shear head engage with members101 and 104 on the cross head 83 which may be adjusted from a position in which they clear the' shear head .32 at the end-of its rearward stroke to a position in whichthey project inwardly in the path of the abutments 93.

In the first position of the adjustable members the cross head 83 is not actuated by the shear head, and inthe second position the cross head 83 is moved a distance corresponding to the distance which the members' overlap the stroke of the shear head. Asshown herein, thel abutment members are in the form of upper and lower distance bars mov# ably mounted on the cross head 83 in line with the lupper and lower abutments 93, the upper distance bar 101 being a fiat elongated bar having a width several times its thick- Y ness and attached at its ends to horizontal stub shafts 102 and 103 journaled in the end plates oi the cross head 83. Lower distance bars 104, which are short hars mounted adjacent the opposite sides of the housing 80,

are short bars in line with the lower abutments 93 of the shear head.V

-In order to obtain simultaneous actuation of the upper and lower distance lbars 101 and 104, the stub shafts 102 andf105 have fixed thereto gears 107- and 108fwhich mesh with an intermediate idler 109. Likewise the shafts 103 and 106 have `fixed thereto gears 110 and 111 which mesh with an intermediate idler 112. In order to hold the .distance bars in their vertical and lhorizontal positions, gears 107 and- 108 have fixed thereto ratchets 113 and 114 which are preferably each provided with four teeth spaced apart. Loosely mounted lrpon the outer.

end of the shaft 102 there is a collar 115 which is provided with arms4 116 and 117, aV i pawl 118 is pivoted tothe outer end of the arm' 116 and engages with the .ratchet 113. The outer end of the arm 117 is connected to a link 119 which may be adjusted as to length by means of a turnbuckle 120 and which is connected at its upper end to an arm 121 ofr a bell crank lever 122 pivoted upon the outside of the main housing. The second arm V123 of the bell crank 122 is connected to the projecting end ofthe toggle pivot shaft 27 by a link 124.

Assuming that the distance bars 101 and 104 have been ladjusted to horizontal o'sition they will be engaged by the shear ead 32 on its rearward stroke and the Ilcross head `83 will be moved a distance correspondingto the distance which the bars 101 and 104 the strokeof the head 32, when in overla ori'zontal posltlon, causlng the 'roll their actuatin toggles to 'be straightened andthe 'I rolls to e moved into knife actuating position. The movement of the cross head 83 causes a corresponding movement in the same direction iof the cross head 90 so that the cross head 90 is moved to a position over-f lapping the stroke of the shear head 32. When the shear head 32 reaches the forward end ofits stroke the2 abutments 94 strike return the `rolls to their -inoperative positions.- The movement of the head 83 andv yfeo Fig. 1. vl

the corresponding movement of the toggle links and 26 causes the bell crank 122 to be rocked in a direction to move the arm 121 counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in This movement of the collar 115 is substantially 90 de rees and causes the pawl 118 to be advance one tooth of the ratchet' 113. When the roll actuating toggles ,are moved in the 'opposite directionby engagement of the shear head 32 with the cross `head 90, the bell vcrank 122 is rockedy in the opposite direction'raising the arm 121 and turning Vthe ratchet 113 90 degrees. The ratchet being connected tothe shaft of thek upper distance bars and the ylower distance bars being geared to the upper distance bar, this movement of the ratchet turns the-.bars 90 degrees from their horizontal to their vertical position in which they are' clear of the reciprocating shear head. Thus the distheir inoperative position provided to tance bars are automatically returned to after each actuation of the shear knives, and in order to actuate the shear knives, manually or automatically controlled means is provided for moving the distance bars 101 and 104 totheir horizontal interfering position.

The shaft 105 has at itsouter 'end a collar provided with radially extending arms 125 and 126, the arm 125 having pivoted to its outer end a gravity pawl 127 that engages with the ratchet 114 and the arm 126 having connected to its outer end an actuating rod 128 which may be connected to a suitable crank arm 129 which may be operated manually or which may be turned one revo'- lution vby lmeans of an electric motor 130 having its shaft 131 connected to the crank 129 and operated at such intervals and so controlled that the distance bars are operated in the desired timed relation with respect to the movements of the reciprocating shear head, as will be hereinafter more fully 'f explained.

4 vThe distance bars 101 and 104 are moved to operative or head engaging position by actuation of the 'lower ratchets 114 and are automatically returned to inoperative position by means of the upper ratchets 113 after actuation of the shear knives. The pawlsnormally ser e to prevent turning movement of the disiance bars ,in one direction but it is desirable that means also be prevent accidental displacement of the bars by turning'movementsin the direction in which ythey are turned .by the pawls or in the opposite direction 1f both pawlshappen to bedisengaged at the` same time so that the bars will not haveany movement other than that imparted to them by the ratchets. To this end the shaft 106 `1s ried to vary .operating 130 receives current lber 154 isyslidably ke provided with a brake pulley 132 over which' extends a brake band 133 anchored at one end to the frame, as indicated at 134 in Fig. 9, and having a weight 135 at vits opposite end. Turning of the shaft 106 in the direction in which it is 'actuated by either ofthe ,pawls tends to lift the weight 135 and loosen the band, whereas rotation in the o posite direction tends to tighten the band? The brake' oiers sufficient resistance to turning movement to prevent the ratchets from overrunning the pawls and provides a lock against turning movement in the direction opposite that in which the ratchets are moved by the pawls so that there is no danger of the distance bars being moved in either direction except by the action of the pawls.

The reciprocating shear head 32 is provided on opposite sides adjacent the bottom with centrally disposed abutments 137 and 138 which engage with levers 139, and 140 pivoted at their the frame and ivotally connected adjacent their upperfen s with iston rods 141 and 142 which are connected to pistons 143 and 144 which operate in pneumatic cushioning cylinders 145 and 146, the levers 139 and 140 lower ends to the base of being connected by an extensible link 147 provided with a turnbuckle 148 so that the levers are caused to move simultaneously. The levers 139 and 140 are so positioned 'that they are engaged by the shear head 32 When the shear head reaches the end of its stroke, the pressure in the adjacent cushioning cylinder is at a maximum and this pressure is exerted upon the shear head to over-- come its inertia and assist the actuatin mechanism in reversing the direction 0I movement of the shear head.

The operat'on of the motor 130 is preferably controlled automatically so that the distance barsl are moved tooperative positions at regular intervals which may be vathe length of the pieces into whichthe strip is out, the operation ofthe motor bein preferably controlled by switch ags in the path of the-Stripmateral delivered from the machine, shown in Fig. 16 of the drawings, the motor from a positive line 150 through a wire 151 and is connected to the contact members 153 an switch 158, and wire 159. The contact mem ed on the shaft 13].'

and" is pressed towar the' Contact member lll 153 by a coil spring 160. The member 154 is provided with a circumferential cam groove 161 in which a pin 162 carried by w tation of the shaft will cause the contact member 154 to be forced away from the contact'member 153 when the pin 162 enters the deflected portion 164 ofthe groove.

The normally open switch 156 is adapted it to be closed by a magnet 165 and the norfirst switch 167 being mally open switch 158 by a magnet 166. The magnets 163, 165 and 166 are controlled by means of switches 167 and 168 mounted on the delivery trough of the machine, the

located as close as possible to the discharge side of the shear housing and the second switch member 168 being spaced outwardly from the switch 167 and adjustablealong the delivery trough. The

switches 167 and 168 have movable contactl material passing through members 1.69 and 4170 which are pivoted above the trough and which have downwardly extending arms or flags 171 and 172 projecting down into the path of the strip the trough. The switch member 167 has upper and lower con'- tacts-173 and 174 between which the contact member 169 moves, the member 169 being normally in engagement with the conamtact 173 but beingr moved into engagement the line 150 by a wire 175 and the u and lower contacts Switch 168 han a le by npring'l .ber 169 `will eo. member1170 through 'contact 80. Current pamg net 163 will holdthepin 162 out of mgl with the contact 1 4 when the Hag :171 is engaged and lifted by the strip asfit P33995 be` neath the same.

The contact member 169 is connected with Per 173 and 174 are connelted by wires 176 and 17-7 to magnets 163 and 165, the magnets 16a and 165 connected to the line by wires 178 and 179.- The single' stationary contact Sig 21sind its mp'able coxfitact memberil'ft 4' is norm y out o the stationary contact 180, is moved. into enent therewith when the strip e flag 1.72. The movable contact 1 0 is,"

connected to the line 150 by a wire 181, andl the stationary contact 180 is connected to the magnet 166 by a wire 182,l the magnet 166 being .that-themachine is being started into operation, flags 171 and 172 will be in their owermt poniitions,` contact meml v ollttct 173, and wntlct w' 1. out oft with ment with the Arotary contact 54'. lvvhichwillbeheld 1 -contact memberv No currentwill be tion is near lthedistancebars maar?? passing through magnets and 166, and switches 156v and 158 will conse uently be open. VAs the strip passes beneat thes flag 171, the movable contact member shifted fromcthe contact 173 to the Contact 70 circuit. Upon rotation of the contact member 154, the

pin 162 enters the straight portion of the roove 161, and when a revoluy completed, the laterally deiected portion ofthe groove coacts with the pin to cam the contact member 154 out of engagement with' the contact member 153, breaking the motor circuit and stopping the motor. The throw of the crank 129 is'such that in a complete .revolution it rst swings the pawl arm 126 through 90 to impart a quarter turn to the distance bars 101 and 104, and then returns the arm to its original posit-ion `to engage-the pawl with the next tooth'of the ratchet. v

The `7delivery rolls which are driven at a speed some-what in excess of that of the feed in rolls separates the severed pieces so that when therear end of a piece passes the iiag 171 the switch 156 is opened and the magnet 163 i's energized to withdraw the' pin 162 from the cam portion of the groove 161 and permit the contact member'154 to engage the contact member 153. .'At the Same magnet 165 lis de-energiaed and i 156 is opened so that engagement vof the c ontactss153 and 154do'es not ,start the motor. Wtilienthe r7e2artlnd of bile severed'piea e ag1 eswi 158iso so that thel motor circuit switches arepethen all 1n starting. position ready to be l il", actuated in the sequence above d cscribedbyA f lm 10o time, the the switch Vl ll the knives may thus be varied to eut the When the machine isstarted inl-operati' y 101`and 104 should beoilii vertical eating mechanism' and the cam roll Ysbouldbestarted into operation and operated until the circumferential speed of the rolls is equal to the of themovllng steel vIto be cut, and 'reciprocating motion ofthe shear head is auch that itv is imovingjatalinearspeednearl ual'to the l linear-speedof The l atri into longer or shorter'pieces, as mayy connectedtothelinelobywire be esired.A

'Theshearhead recipro' io actuating toggles in a. straight line position,

lowering the top roll 7 and raising the lower roll 8 so that when the shear head passes between 'the rolls'during its forward stroke the. shear knives are deflected by the cam rollsv a suilicient distance to cause the edges of the knives to pass one another slightly and cut the strip' steel. Engagement of the shear head returns the cam rolls to their inoperative position and also shifts the distance its movements for shiftingv said roll into and bars 101 and 104 to vertical position-so that the shear head may reciprocate until the distance bars are moved again to horizontal position either by manual means or by the vautomatically controlled actuator whereupon another cut will be made.

In reciprocating machines, considerable ower vis required, to overcome the inertia of the reciprocating parts in reversing their direction ofl movement, and this additional power required at the ends of the stroke puts considerable strain upon the operating mech.- anism. The cushioning cylinders provided herein, to a large extent, relieve the operating mechanism of this strain sothat a less powerful motor is required for operating the reciprocating p'arts. The powerdriven cam rolls also assist the shear head reciproeating mechanism in forcing the shear head through the space between the rolls so that excessive resistanceof movement to the shear hea-d in passing between the cams is avoided.'

Having thus described my invention, I `clailiiz-v l i 1. Aashearcomprising a frame, means for feeding a strip endwise through the frame,

a head having an opening through which the strip passes, means supporting saidnhead for movement in the frame lengthwise of the strip, means for reciprocating'said head, a

50i" cutter mounted. in the head for movement transversely of the strip to sever the same, a cutter actuating member '-movably mounted on the frame, an'd means' operated bv said' head in its movements for shifting sai mem-l ber into and out of the path of movement of said cutter. l

2.V A shear comprising a frame, means for feeding a strip endwise through ythe frame, a head having an opening through which the strip passes, ineans supporting said head for movement in the frame lengthwiseof the strip, means for reciprocating said head, a cutter mounted in the` head for movement' transversely of the strip to `sever the same,- a cutter actuating member movably mounted a head having an opening through whichl the strip passes, means supporting said head for movement in the frame lengthwise of the strip, means for reciprocating said head, a

cutter mounted in the head for movement' transversely of the strip to sever the same, a cutter actuating roll mounted on the frame for movement transversely of the strip into and out ojt' the path of movement of said cutter, and means operated by said head in out of the path of movement of said cutter.

4. A shear comprising a frame, means for feeding a strip endwise through the frame, a vhead having anl opening through which 4 the strip passes, means supporting said head for movement in the' frame lengthwise of the strip, means forreciprocating said head,

"zo A a cutter mounted in the head for movement transversely of the strip to sever the same, a cutter actuating roll movably mounted on the frame, and actuating means for said roll having a part adjacent the incoming side of the frame with which the head engages at one end of its stroke for shifting the roll to, cutter engaging position, and a part adjacent' the outgoing side of the frame with which the head engages at the opposite end of its stroke for shifting the roll' outl of cutter engaging position.

5. A'l strip cutting machine comprisingfa supporting frame, a horizontally movable shear head on said frame, said head having upper and lower knives mounted for vertical movement therein, means for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a strip through said head between said knives, upper and lower knife actuating members mounted for-vertical movement to and from the line of movement of said head, and means for` simultaneously moving said members into and out of the paths of movement of said-knives.

6. A strip cutting machine comprising alll supporting-frame, a horizontally movable shear head on said frame, said head'having c al movement therein, means for reciprocating said head, means'for feeding a sti-ip upper and lower knives mounted for vertithrough said head between said knives, upl c per""and lower rolls. l'mounted for vertical movement to and from the line of movement of said'head, means for simultaneously moving said rolls into and out of the paths of movement of said knives, and means for drlvmg saldrolls.

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7. A strip cutting machine comprising a supporting frame, a horizontally movable shear head on said frame, said head having upper and lower knives mounted for vertical movement therein, means -for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a strip through said head between said knives, upper and lower knife actuating members mounted for vertical movement to and from the line of movement of said head, and means actuated by the shear head in its movements for moving said members` into and out of the paths of movement of said knives.

8. A strip cutting machine comprising a supporting frame, a horizontally movable shear head on said frame, said head having upper and lower knives mounted for vertimovement therein,

-ctuated by the shear cal movement therein, means for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a strip through said head between said knives, upper and lower knife actuating members mounted for vertical movement to and from the line of movement of said head, means including a movable member at the incoming side of the frame in the path of movement of said shear head for shifting the said members to knife engaging positions, and means including a movable part at Athe outgoing side of the frame in the path of movement of the shear head for shifting the said members out of knife engaging positions.

9. A strip cutting machine comprisin a supportin frame, a 'horizontally mova le shear head on said frame, said head having upper and lower knives mounted for vert-ical means for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a strip through said head between said knives, upper and lower -rolls mounted for vertical rmovement to and from the line of movement of said head, means including a movable member at the incoming side of the frame in the ath of movement of said shear head for shi ting the rolls to knife engaging positions, meansincluding a movable art at the outgoingl side of the frame inthe ath of movement of the shear head for shi ting the rolls out of knife en aging positions, and means for driving sai rolls in directions such that the peripheral vportions thereof adjacent the strip move in the same direction as thestrip.

10. A stripy cutting-machine comprisinv a supportin frame, a horizontally movable shear hea on said frame, said vhead having upper and lower knives mounted for vertical movement therein, lmeans for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a strip through said head between said knives, up.- per and lower knife actuating members mounted for vertical movement to and from the line of movement ofsaidvhead, means head in its movements for moving said members into and out of movement therein,

Vsaid head between/ vvertical movement movement of said head, a movable cross .ing said the paths of movement of said knives, and means for rendering said last mentioned means inoperative. Y 11. A strip cutting machine comprisin a supportin frame, a horizontally mova le shear hea on said frame, said head having upper and lower knives mounted for vertical movement therein, means for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a strip through said head between said knives, upper and lower knife actuating members mounted fOr vertical movement to and from the line of movement of said head, a movable cross head at the incoming -side of the frame, having an abutment member adjustable from a position clear of the shear head in its movements to a `position overlapping the stroke` of the shear head, means for shifting said member, means connecting said cross head to said members for shifting the same to knife engaging position, a movable cross head at the outgoing side of the frame in the path `of travel of said shear head, and meansfeonnecting said cross head to said members for shifting the same out of knife engaging positions. 'Y

l2. A strip cutting machine comprisin a supporting frame, a horizontally mova le shear head on said frame, said hea-d having upper and lower knives mounted for vertical means for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a strip through said knives, upper andV lower knife actuatingmembers mounted for to and from the line of head at the incoming side of the frame having an abutment member adjustable from a .position clear cf the shear headin its movements to a position overlappin the stroke of the ,shear head, means for saidv abutment member, said cross head-to said knife actuating members for shifting the same to knife en position, a movable cross head at the outgoing side of the frame in the path of travel ofsaid shear head, means connecting said cross head to said knife actuating members for shifting the same voutof knife engag' positions, and means for automatically shiftabutment member to inoperative position when said knife actuating members are moved out of knife engaging position.

V13. A. strip cutting machine compr' a supportln frame, a horizontally mova lev shear hea on said Iframe,eaid head ha upper and lower knives mounted for vertical movement therein, means for reciproca said head, means for feeding said head between `said,kn1ves, upper andlower knife actuating members mounted' for vertical movement to and saidmembers for'shiting the same toward a strip throng means connecting lll from the line of .y Y, movement of said head, toggles connected to -andfrom the path of movement of supportin shear head, and means operated by said head ing said toggles. A

14. A strip cutting machine comprising) a frame, a horizontallyl mova 1e shear hea on saidframe, said head havin upper and lower knives mounted for vertica movement therein, means for reciprocating said head, means for feeding a stripthrough vsaid head between said knives, upperand lower knife actuating members mounted for vertical movement to and from the line of 'movement of said head, counterbalancing means connected to said members, toggles connected to said members for shifting the same into and out of knife engaging positions, and means operated by said head in its movements for simultaneously actuatin said toggles.

l 1.5, A flying shear comprising a recipro-y catlng shear head having movable cutting means thereon, means vfor feeding a strip to be cut through said head, means for actuat- ,'cating shear liead having movable cuttingl ing said cutting means to `sever the Vstrip While said head is movlng` in the same direction as the strip, and-cushioning means with which said head engages at the ends/of-` its' stroke. 1 l ,i

16. A flying shear comprising 'a reciprocating shear head having movable cutting means thereon, means for feeding a'strip tobe outl through said head, means for actuating said-r cutting. means to sever the strip while said head is moving in the same direction as the strip, movable members in the path of movement off said head and positioned to be engaged by the head at the ends of its stroke, and pneumatic ucushionin Nylinders having `pistons connected to sai members. Y

17. A iylng shear comprising a,lrec1pro means thereon, means for feeding ia stripto be cut'through said head, means for actuating said Acutting means tovseve'r the strip while said head 1s moving in thesame'v direction' as they strip, a. pair of levers positioned a `upon opposite'sides of .the head in the path in its movements for simultaneously actuat- -o moving the knives with said strip, and a pair of opposed knife operating members. on. opposite sides of the strip in the paths of movement of said knives'for moving said knives ytoward each other to sever the strip.

19. YA strip cuttingmachine comprising a frame, means for feeding a strip through the frame, pair of pppositely movable shear "knives, means for supporting the 'knives upon opposite sides .ofn the` strip and .for moving. the knives with said strip, a pair of opposed knife operating rolls on opposite sides of the strip in the pathsjof movement of -said knives for moving said yknives toward each other to sever thestrip, and meansfor 'rotating' said rolls in directions such that the peripheral ortions thereof adjacent the ystrip move, in t e direction yof'movement of the strip andat a speed substantially equal to thespeed` of movement of the strip.

20. A shear comprising a frame, means forl feeding astrip end ise through the' frame a head having an opening through which the strip passes, acutter mounted in the head for movement transversely of the strip vto sever the same, means for reciprocating the head, means 'for actuating said cutter, and means for' operating said actuating means including v a pair of. movablecontrolling members mounted at the delivery side of the machine in the path of the strip material delivered from the machine, one of said controlling members4 being adjustable toward and from the other to vary the time interval 

